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Catherina

(35,568 posts)
6. Did you catch this story? I didn't post it here. I hope someone else will. I'm sick of it all now
Sat Jul 20, 2013, 04:34 AM
Jul 2013

I need to lighten up my twitter feed or something.


US Marine Harrier jets forced to drop unarmed bombs on heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef

TWO US Marine Corps jets have been forced to drop four unarmed bombs on the Great Barrier Reef.

The two AV-8B Harrier jets each dropped two 226kg bombs on the world heritage-listed reef in an emergency jettison during a training mission on Tuesday.

The incident came ahead of Exercise Talisman Saber, a biennial training operation between Australian and US forces based at Shoalwater Bay on the central Queensland coast.

The dropped bombs had not detonated and a US official has reportedly said the chance of any of them exploding is "extremely remote".

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority told News Corp Australia they had not heard about the incident, but would look into it.

The extent of any environmental damage was not clear.

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http://www.news.com.au/national-news/us-marine-harrier-jets-forced-to-drop-unarmed-bombs-on-heritagelisted-great-barrier-reef/story-fncynjr2-1226682400617

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